Gas cooker fitting

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Gas cooker fitting

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I just had a new cooker delivered. Dual Fuel, the electric part is hooked up. I bought a new hose for the gas connection and I have just moved into a three year old house that has a nice new shiny gas pipe. So all thats needed is for the pipe to be screwed on the appliance at one end and the bayonet to be fitted to the pipe in the wall at the other end. Many years ago I did this myself with no issues but there seems to be a lot of health and safety stuff about this online.

Some people say that you cant connect someone else's cooker unless you are registered to do so, but you can do your own, others say its a requirement for house insurance and appliance guarantee to get someone who is registered to do it.

The biggest issue right now is that people want £60 - £90 to do what is essentially a five min, simple job. I think its a rip off. They obviously have the monopoly and they are taking full advantage of that.


I think £30 cash in hand is a fair price?
 
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So thick PTFE tape? I seem to remember buying some sort of compound to coat the cooker end of the pipe with before I screwed it in, does anyone know what thats called?
 
Never had gas appliances except the boiler, but seem to remember something about ensuring all the air is out before the gas is lit. It may be as simple as just running the gas, with the windows open, for a while, or may not be. I seem to remember that gas and air mixed is explosive, so a bit of an issue. This is what you pay your £90 for.
 
So thick PTFE tape? I seem to remember buying some sort of compound to coat the cooker end of the pipe with before I screwed it in, does anyone know what thats called?

This stuff I suspect, but I'd use the tape for gas

It may be as simple as just running the gas, with the windows open, for a while

Definitely don't do that ! That wii result in an explosion!
 
Just swapped cookers at home. 25yo cooker with a push/twist connection onto the gas pipe.

Virtually brand new cooker long term borrowed from my sister - exactly the same coupling.

The only difference is that the old cooker had some sort of weird lift & hook setup to prevent tilting. New one has a chain that hangs on a hook in the wall (still need to fit that bit)
 
You shouldn't need any PTFE tape the bayonet fitting should self seal...

I suspect the ptfe was to prep the threaded connection to the cooker it's self as its a new hose being fitted.

Second the leak spray, years ago we used cover the joint with liquid soap and look for bubbles, but that was back in the 80s when my dad taught me about plumbing
 
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